Description
An ornate diagonal faceted ended silver gilt star with finely enameled flaming heart with cross affixed by silver pin
The numbering on the IV Class crosses from the period 1913-1915 range from 1 to 999999
symbolizing German dead
and the presence of the Black Eagle Order suggests the badge was created for a specific occasion
Footnote: The Order of the Iron Crown was founded on June 5
Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Dress Dagger, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Archive An ornate diagonal faceted ended(Kriegsmarine Offiziersdolch). A very well preserved Kriegsmarine Officers dress dagger, measuring 41. 5 cm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 25 cm long nickel plated magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges. The blade bears double sided, acid etched designs consisting of central fouled anchors flanked by arabesque and serpentine imagery. Stamped onto the reverse ricasso is a makers mark of ORIGINAL EICKHORN,